Survivors

SSG Vanhorn Series, Book 1

By: Toby Neighbors

Narrated by: A J Jones

Nothing in the Corps is guaranteed!

Staff Sergeant Eli Vanhorn isn't the man he used to be. Once a proud member of the Fleet Marine Corps' elite Terrestrial Advance Combat teams, the battle on colony planet Luyten C left him broken and scarred. But after a year of surgeries and physical therapy, he's ready to complete his enlistment as Master of Arms on the exploration vessel Rihla. It should be a simple, stress free assignment - but things rarely work out as they should.

For decades, humanity's efforts to spread across the galaxy have been hampered by the violent Orrkasi, an intelligent, space faring race of which little is known. But Staff Sergeant Vanhorn is no stranger to the Orrkasi. He's a veteran with eight combat engagements, a hardened warrior, a man who knows how to improvise, adapt, and overcome. But he's facing challenges he never expected before. His body is crippled and scarred, the TAC Team brotherhood he once thrived in see him as a pariah, and he's haunted by the horrors of combat. Just getting through his first cruise after returning to active duty won't be easy.

©2021 Toby Neighbors (P)2021 Tantor

Good story, fairly good conversation great hero

The fact that 70% of the crew are cowards exhausted me. It’s like reading a book about a merchant marine ship in this situation. If they were non-military, the behavior would make sense, but they’re supposed to be navy. seriously this style of writing is absolutely everywhere. I can guarantee none of these writers have served.

Written to Satisfy the Reader

Well performed reading with interesting story that keeps the cheap events at a minimum. The story is definitely an action adventure that gets most of the catastrophe and negative out of the way in a big hit so the rest of the story can deliver mostly consistent gratification.

I really like this story, you get caught up in the story

Well done you don’t want to put it down they made the main character easy to relate to, hero in the making

Great job Toby !!!

Good story can’t wait for the next chapter. This installation is a great effort my brother

Surprisingly good

From the description I thought this would be just OK, but was happy to discover it was gripping and entertaining.